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A Murderous Line

A Murderous Line

General Fiction

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146K01

The annual recommended book of British crime novels, the latest work of Anthony Horowitz, author of "The Magpie Murders"! A quiet island where no murder has ever occurred, two sudden and brutal murders, and twelve suspects with their own agendas! Alderney is an isolated island where private detectives and crime fiction writers are invited to participate in a literary festival to promote their new books. But not long after, the two discovered that this seemingly peaceful island hid a strong malicious intent: a cable connecting Britain and France would pass through the island. It would dig up the cemetery on the island, disturb the souls of the dead who were murdered during the Nazi period, and turn the island residents against each other, making the entire island restless. And the authors who participated in the literary festival seemed to have unknown pasts... When the patron of the literary festival was brutally murdered, the island was completely sealed off. The murderer is still on the island, and the second murder is about to happen...

Apprentice

Apprentice

General Fiction

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193K0

The original novel series of the American TV series "Mysterious Detective" has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide! The husband died tragically at home, with fragments of the teacup scattered around his legs. The wife, whose body was exposed in the wilderness, showed signs of posthumous violation. Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Ayers jointly investigated the case and discovered that the murderer known as "The Master" seemed to have some connection with the imprisoned murderer "The Surgeon". The intervention of FBI Agent Dean made Rizzoli confused. To make matters worse, news came that the "Surgeon" had escaped from prison. Two ultimate killers have collaborated to commit a crime, and their next target is none other than Rizzoli!

Portrait

Portrait

General Fiction

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143K01

The sisters were brutally murdered one after another, but the brutal murderer actually came from the painting? The dreamy masterpiece of new mystery writer Yoi Takahiro! The wealthy businessman Katakura Yoshihiro has four daughters with artistic talents. With the unexpected death of Shiori, the youngest with excellent painting skills, the relationship between the three sisters Hatsune, Mifuyu, and Yuka becomes subtle. Many years later, Katakura Yafuyu has become a world-famous mystery writer with many book fans, one of whom is university student Tagen Ri. Because of an unexpected encounter, Ri received an invitation from Mito and went to the Katakura family's villa with her friend Hideyuki to attend an April Fool's Day party. In the villa decorated with portraits, murders followed one after another, and the Katakura sisters were murdered one after another. The atrocity naturally made all the guests at the party angry, but what was even more chilling was that various signs at the crime scene showed that the murderer seemed to have come out of the portrait, and Shi Zhi was no longer in the world...

The Dancing Girl of Izu (japanese Translation)

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163K01

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" describes in the first person the story of a 19-year-old high school sophomore who traveled to Izu alone to relieve the unspeakable melancholy and anguish in his heart. On the way, he met a group of wandering artists and developed a longing for the 14-year-old dancer Kaoruko... "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is one of the three works of Kawabata Yasunari that won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. In it, every little thing is described in detail, until the final parting with Xunzi, and the indescribable sadness, emotion and the pain of youthful self-consciousness flow out...

How a Soldier Repaired a Gramophone

(germany) Sasha Stanisic

182K0

Grandpa said that if I wear the hat he made for me, I can become a powerful magician in the non-aligned countries; my aunt is nicknamed "Typhoon" and can move faster than anyone else and can race Carl Lewis; "Walrus" accidentally discovered that his wife was cheating on him, and what made him even more furious was that they actually broke his game record in his bedroom! The war broke all this. The little boy Alexander still cannot understand the meaning of war and firmly believes that he can prevent the end and death of all things. He met the little girl Asiya and played a game among the soldiers in a daze. A drowned person cannot rise again and ask where the handkerchief is, a lost love cannot return to its original state, a smoke shop owner who already exists cannot be born yet, and a bullet that has been shot into the throat cannot fly back into the barrel of a gun. But years later, Alexander is still looking for his Asya.

Poetry in the Sky: Shadows of the Deep Sea

(us) Holly Black

169K0

After being forced to ascend the throne, the new Supreme King Cardan began to exert his ruling skills. Before the throne, Jude was his interior minister; but inside the palace, the tug-of-war between the two became increasingly tense - Cardin could not disobey Jude's orders, but he could influence her emotions with his words and deeds. His unstable character made Jude doubt his decision. At the same time, Cardin was cleverly consolidating his royal power. To make matters worse, both men realize that their infatuation with each other is uncontrollably taking root in their hearts. Then, the Queen of the Sea, Euler, suddenly launched an attack, coercing Cardin into marrying her daughter Nikasia, and even threatened to start a war over it. As time goes by, Cardin is about to escape control, and the Queen of the Sea, Euler, is eyeing her again. Jude is under attack from both sides, and a person she trusts has betrayed her long ago... Who is the traitor? Will there be a war between the sea and the land? Where will the unexplained love between Jude and Cardin lead their fate?

Greenhouse at the End of the Earth

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140K0

Due to climate deterioration and frequent weather events, the earth has entered the "dust age" and familiar animals and plants have become extinct one by one. Human physique also changed. One type developed antibodies to dust and was captured and traded. The other type became half-man, half-machine, used and discarded by their former compatriots. To isolate the dust, humans split into different groups. One group built a "dome city" protected by a huge glass cover in the city, while a small number of marginalized people and refugees built "forest villages" in the mountains. In "Dome City", resources are scarce and competition is fierce. People are willing to trample on each other to protect themselves. However, under the leadership of a legendary woman, Zhixiu, the "Forest Village" is self-sufficient and takes in refugees from all over the world who have been displaced by wars and massacres. In the dense forest deep in the forest village, there is a huge greenhouse hidden in which a strange man-made plant grows. Some people say that in the silent night, it will glow green... At the end of the day, both mortals and heroes face choices. Choose love or choose hate, choose to lead to a different future.

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R

General Fiction

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147K01

"The Big Grouse" collects 14 of Tournier's short stories, which include reinterpretations of classic literature or myths and legends, humorous and satirical descriptions of real life, and bizarre explorations of human nature or society. He hides profound philosophical implications in ordinary daily life scenes to create a wonderful and extraordinary reading experience: a child's first adventure, an eccentric girl's exploration of death, the secret desires of marginalized characters, a love story on the side of the highway... In Tournier's literary world, life seems ordinary, but it is full of surprises.

Born to Shine (set of Two Volumes)

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322K0

Will I be the brightest one or be forgotten in the shadows? In order to pursue her dream of becoming a singer, seventeen-year-old Rachel has many rules to abide by: intense training, staying cute, mysterious and perfect, and not falling in love... She won the first place in the fierce competition, but found that she had fallen victim to the company's hype. When the company no longer protects her, and faced with the betrayal of her teammates, Rachel must listen to her own voice. I know I won't stop fighting with a smile that comes from the bottom of my heart.

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General Fiction

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341K0

"Captain Grant's Children" is one of Verne's science fiction trilogy, telling a story full of passion and mystery. Readers who like this classic and readers who like Verne, this book is worth reading. With the discovery of a drifting bottle, everyone started discussing: Is it a distress letter from a wrecked ship or a limerick written by a sailor when he was bored? After various analyses, we finally came to the conclusion that this was a letter of distress from Captain Grant. So, after all kinds of setbacks, a group of people took the Duncan and embarked on the adventure of rescuing Captain Grant... They encountered countless hardships and dangers along the way: earthquakes, floods, storms, ferocious Maori and a conspiracy. So, will Captain Grant be saved? Will these brave volunteers encounter danger? Will everyone give up halfway? This book expresses the protagonist's heroic, tenacious and fearless spirit, embodies Verne's progressive thoughts against slavery and colonialism, and shows the noble quality of safeguarding social justice and the lofty humanitarian spirit.

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Ae

General Fiction

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336K0

"The Mysterious Island" is the third part of Verne's science fiction trilogy. In this film, he connected the plot clues of the first two films. The story tells that during the American Civil War, five northerners who were besieged in a Confederate city took advantage of an opportunity to escape with a balloon. They were blown down by a storm on a desert island in the Pacific Ocean. Through solidarity and mutual assistance, and collective wisdom and labor, they overcame many difficulties and built a happy life. They started from nothing until they manufactured pottery, glass, windmills, telegraphs... Thus establishing a self-sufficient and happy life. However, although the victims on these desert islands lacked nothing, they did not give up their efforts to return to their motherland. One day, they boarded the Duncan, commanded by Captain Grant's son Robert, and returned to the embrace of their motherland. The plot of the work is thrilling and twists, the characters are lifelike, it integrates knowledge, interest and creativity. It is full of descriptions of the strange and colorful nature, and integrates all kinds of knowledge into thrilling stories. It is deeply loved by readers all over the world.

Twenty Thousand Miles under the Sea

(french) Verne

232K0

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is a science fiction novel and the second part of Verne's trilogy. The work tells the story of 1866, when people at sea discovered a huge monster called a narwhal. The protagonist accepted the invitation and participated in the capture operation. Unfortunately, during the capture process, he and his servant fell into the water and accidentally swam onto the back of the monster. Later, I learned that this alarming narwhal turned out to be a submarine with a wonderful structure, so I experienced various adventures in this submarine. A submarine, a mysterious captain, and a scientist with extensive knowledge, in various adventures, in nearly a year, the protagonist traveled 20,000 miles under the sea, deducing stories for us, showing thrilling scenes, describing their adventures traveling around the oceans. The story is thrilling and fascinating with twists and turns, the pictures are colorful, and the atmosphere is endless. The whole novel is full of suspense and interlocking. It is both a pleasure to read and a thrilling one that will never be forgotten.

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General Fiction

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129K0

A collection of short stories in the style of a concept album, Haruki Murakami's dazzling short story collection. The original work of "Drive My Car" which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Includes the short stories "Drive My Car", "Yesterday", "Independent Organ", "Scheherazade", "Kino", "Samsa in Love" and "Men Without Women".

Sinking, Exile and Kingdom (translation Classic)

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168K0

This book contains the works of Camus, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book includes the novel "The Sinking" and the short story collection "Exile and the Kingdom". The translator Shen Zhiming has made a long introduction based on the literature to help readers understand Camus's works. "The Sinking" was originally planned as a chapter in "Exile and the Kingdom", but due to its length, it was published separately. Therefore, the Chinese version will be published in two volumes. "The Sinking" is a painful monologue by the protagonist Jean-Baptiste Clamans that directly touches human nature. In a Mexico City bar in Amsterdam, Klamance, who calls himself the "Judge-Confessor," looked back on the past years. He was once a practicing lawyer and lived a prosperous life, with fame and money. But one night when he was crossing the bridge, a woman jumped into the river behind him and committed suicide. He fell into self-blame for not saving her life, and thus began the road to sinking... He realized that his past was all false, and realized that human nature is irredeemable. "Exile and Kingdom" consists of six short stories. Although the content of each article is different, the protagonists all feel frustrated in their daily lives and struggle to find the "kingdom", that is, the meaning and happiness of life. Therefore, they feel lonely, like "exile".

God-given Day

God-given Day

General Fiction

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75K0

Apart from "The Case of Judge Dick of the Tang Dynasty", this is the only detective novel written by Goloupe. He takes off the mask of Judge Dee and returns to the Amsterdam of yesterday. The Chinese version is released for the first time, with a special preface by Thomas Van Gulick, son of Goloupe. "God-Sent Day" is the only detective novel set in Amsterdam besides the "Tang Dynasty Dickon Case" series by Goluope. The story has twists and turns. It not only describes the difficult life of ordinary people during and after World War II, including various practical and psychological dilemmas, but also There is also an investigation of Eastern culture, especially Zen Buddhism. In the collision and confrontation between Eastern and Western cultures, the pursuit of human spiritual salvation and way out reflects an important aspect of the multi-cultural personality of Goloupe himself, that is, the spiritual characteristics of the Dutch.

Bird of the Nine Palaces in Asakusa (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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70K0

The work of Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari is an ukiyo-e depicting all living things in Asakusa. "Asakusa Nine Palace Birds" collects three Asakusa-related novellas "Rainbow", "Asakusa Nine Palace Birds" and "Asakusa Sisters" written by Kawabata Yasunari in the 1930s. As the earliest bustling city in Edo, Asakusa is a prosperous and lively public entertainment area in Tokyo. Kawabata Yasunari came to Tokyo from his hometown in 1917, and initially settled in Asakusa. Since then, he created a series of works with Asakusa as the background, depicting ukiyo-e paintings depicting all living things in Asakusa. Most of the characters who appear in the novel are those at the bottom of society. They are the dancers in the sketch drama who are swept away by the winds of fate, and are precocious and coquettish mixed with childish innocence in "The Rainbow". They are the idle but still adhering to their own rules in the world of "The Asakusa Birds". A Fei is also the singing girl in "Asakusa Sisters" who walks the streets with a shamisen and protects each other in suffering... Kawabata Yasunari observes and reproduces their dreams and love, innocence and evil, the pain of life and the yearning for beauty with lyrical eyes.

The Sixth Ward: Selected Novels by Chekhov (Classics in Translation)

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169K0

It brings together the essence of Chekhov's novels and fully presents the artistic charm of Chekhov. It is translated by translator Zhu Yisen and contains many exquisite illustrations. "Sixth Ward" is one of Chekhov's most representative and outstanding works in his middle and late period. Named after this novel, this book includes a total of 14 representative works of Chekhov from various periods, including "The Chameleon", "The Sixth Ward", "The Man in the Trap" and "Gooseberry". It strives to comprehensively and completely present the unique artistic charm of Chekhov's novels.

Tough Guys Don't Dance (norman Mailer)

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174K0

A tough guy writer who can compete with Hemingway, a private book for a decent man, a powerful detective suspense novel... The confession of a writer who is caught in the double torment of sanity and madness, first-class murder, strange betrayal, overloaded mystery... The writer Madden, whose creative inspiration is increasingly exhausted, fell into depression and drank all day long to have fun. One day he met a beautiful blonde, and after a night of partying with her, he got involved in a bizarre murder. A blond woman's head inexplicably appears in the marijuana field where he grows. At the same time, the tattoos on his arms, the blood stains in his home and car, and the testimony of his psychic friends all indicate that he is the murderer. Many coincidences made Madden's hair stand on end, and the broken and chaotic memories left him at a loss. In order to uncover the mystery of the murderer, Madden was involved in the whirlpool of love, blood and murder. However, every clue shows that everyone around him is inextricably linked to the murder, and no one rules out the possibility of the murderer... Including himself. Who is the deceased? Who is the murderer? Tim fell into a double torment of sanity and madness. ?

I Just Like You (work by Nick Hornby)

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150K0

The end of love is not marriage, but happiness. With his unique literary talent, Hornby leads readers through an emotional thought experiment in a relaxed and humorous way, and once again explores what love is. People in the world always yearn for pure love that is not bound by prejudice, but whenever such love comes, it is like a flower in a vacuum and cannot be sustained. "I Just Like You" tells a modern love story between a black boy working part-time and a middle-aged white female teacher. The two protagonists met by chance in life and quickly fell in love. However, due to the huge gap between the two parties in terms of age, race, educational background, life experience, economic conditions, social status, and political stance, this relationship is destined to have a slim future. It is unlikely to lead to marriage, let alone the understanding and acceptance of the family. Disappointed, they tried to compromise with their fate and dated romantic partners who seemed to be "well-matched". However, they all ended in failure...

Son of Heaven (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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129K0

A volume of white drawings full of love and affection between an adopted daughter and her parents, showing the true love in the ordinary. The autobiography of Kawabata Yasunari, a "leading figure" in the Japanese literary world and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is a precious work that peeps into the depths of the soul. It describes the symbol of Japanese beauty with a unique style and strong emotions. It has superb narrative skills and expresses the spiritual characteristics of the Japanese people with extraordinary sensitivity. "The Son of God" is a collection of autobiographical novels by Kawabata Yasunari, which includes four short stories: "Hometown", "Tokaido", "Tower of Sentiment", and "The Son of God". From the age of two to fourteen, Kawabata Yasunari's parents, sister, and grandparents died one after another. The plot of "Orphans from the End of the World" lingered in his life. In "Hometown", the author takes the opportunity of welcoming his adopted daughter to review his lonely boyhood; "Tokaido" remembers his old friend's journey to Beijing and explores the relationship between art and eternity; "God-given Son" describes the father-daughter relationship with his adopted daughter and records the activities of the Japanese PEN Association after the war... "God-given Son" is a precious work that peeks into the depths of Kawabata Yasunari's soul.

The Memory of Shakespeare (the Complete Works of Borges)

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66K0

"The Book of Sand" + "Shakespeare's Memory" are the final works of Borges' novels. This book is a collection of novels by Borges, the Argentinian poet, novelist, critic, translator, and master of Spanish literature. It includes Borges's short story collection "The Book of Sand" published in 1975 and his 1983 short story collection "The Memory of Shakespeare". They are the writer's last two consecutive novels. Among them, "The Book of Sand" contains thirteen chapters and is Borges's top work in his later writing period. Facing a "book of sand" with endless pages, at first it was a sense of happiness that we took for ourselves, and finally we realized that it was a terrible monster and the source of all troubles. This book is the embodiment of Borges's book worship complex and symbolizes the infinite universe and world. People try their best to break through the unknown, but in the end they experience the infinite and confirm their own insignificance and powerlessness. "Shakespeare's Memory" contains four chapters, including "August 25, 1983", "The Blue Tiger", "The Rose of Paracelsus" and "Shakespeare's Memory". In each chapter, there appears another "I" coexisting with "I", the blue "pebble" that can be derived, the "rose" that is reborn after destruction, and the "memory of Shakespeare" that appears in each chapter. The "memory of Shakespeare" that a person remembers seems to be the presentation of dreams. In fact, Borges uses dreams to explore the relationship between the three human abilities-memory, understanding, and fantasy. Memory is like a cave. It is not a superposition of the past, but a mixture of various possibilities with unclear meanings.

Secret Crystal

Secret Crystal

General Fiction

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128K0

Shortlisted works for the 2020 International Man Booker Prize. A dystopian masterpiece from a female perspective, a poignant and cautionary fable about the power of memory and the trauma of memory loss. It was adapted into a stage play in 2018, starring the popular Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara, which aroused enthusiastic response in Japan. The author Yoko Ogawa has become one of the most influential Japanese writers in the world after Kenzaburo Oe and Haruki Murakami. On the island where the protagonist lives, there were many beautiful things, such as ribbons, emeralds, stamps, roses, libraries, etc., Etc. But I don't know when, swept by a mysterious force, they disappeared one after another. Along with it, the memories associated with these items go. When memory loses support and ceases to exist, how should we face the future?

Born a Woman (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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193K0

The work of Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari depicts the dangers and chaos of young sensibility, the loneliness and fear of being born a woman, and delicately paints a picture of Showa women's life. "Born a Woman" is a representative novel by Nobel Prize-winning writer Kawabata Yasunari. In "Born a Woman", the Sayama couple, who are nearly forty years old, still have no children, but they have a harmonious relationship and live a prosperous and worry-free life. Out of sympathy, Sayama took in Taeko, the murderer's daughter; Arong, the daughter of his wife Ichiko's old friend, also ran away from home to join Ichiko, who longed for a free life in Tokyo. Taeko is restrained, introverted and sick, and her father committed a crime, which made her even more inferior; Arong is bold and willful, and falls in love with Ichiko and Sagawa at the same time. The originally peaceful family is in trouble because of these two girls... Kawabata Yasunari is a master of describing women's emotions and life. In his light narrative, he shows the pure, quiet and lamentable world of women.

People Who Love (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

(japan) Kawabata Yasunari

57K0

The work of Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari, nine touching moments about love, is the first collection of Zhuyu short stories published in China. "People Who Love" is a short story collection by Nobel Prize-winning writer Kawabata Yasunari. It includes nine short stories including "Mother's First Love", "A Woman's Dream", and "Letter About a Black Mole". A girl who was adopted by her mother's first love after her mother's death and fell silently in love with her mother's first love; a girl who has been unable to successfully date because of her first love's suicide; a wife who feels guilty because of her quirks; a dancing girl who is keen on playing dice; newlyweds who have just begun to feel the loveliness of children... Kawabata Yasunari's short stories are delicate, gentle and natural. The whole book centers on "love" and describes nine subtle moments about "love".

How Many Degrees of Rainbow (kawabata Yasunari's Work Series)

(japan) Kawabata Yasunari

78K0

The works of Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari, the love, joys and sorrows of three half-sisters, and the rainbow-like beauty of life express the spiritual characteristics of the Japanese people with extraordinary sensitivity. "How Many Times the Rainbow" is a novella written by Kawabata Yasunari in 1956. It tells the rather unique story of three half-sisters Momoko, Asako, and Wakako. The background is Kyoto in the early 1950s, shortly after the war. The main line of the story is clear, and the branch lines are mixed but not chaotic. The entanglement between the parents and the alienated and caring relationship between the three sisters are all described in detail. It is a gem in the long history of Kawabata's literature. At the beginning of the novel, the fleeting image of a rainbow is outlined with clear brushstrokes. The beauty and rootlessness of the rainbow is a symbol of the fate of the heroines in the book. The work uses the quaint customs and charm of Kyoto and surrounding areas as the background to depict the love and joys and sorrows of the three sisters' love and life.

The Engagement of Scarborough (collected Works of Trollope)

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An excellent novel by Trollope exploring moral issues. It describes how a dying old squire, Mr. Scarborough, uses his marriage problems to play tricks and thoughtfully plays with the law of primogeniture, which is regarded as a matter of course by traditional concepts, in order to satisfy his rebellious psychology of contempt for the law. Scarborough is an old country squire who despises all laws that represent the will of the ruling class. Not only does he fundamentally deny the law, but he also extremely despises the reputation of honest people. Honesty, which is often referred to in the world, seems to him to be all pretense, and at best it is used to gain a good reputation through honesty. It took Scarborough thirty years to finally break away from the shackles of primogeniture, which was regarded as a matter of course by traditional concepts. He originally wanted Montjoy to inherit the property, but later Montjoy was addicted to gambling and was heavily in debt. He had a premonition that the family property was in danger of falling into the hands of creditors, so he declared Augustus as the legal heir. Unexpectedly, the second son was not a thing, and showed his viciousness towards his terminally ill father. Scarborough could not bear it and re-established Montjoy's status as the eldest son, which shattered Augustus's dream. Unfortunately, Meng Qiaoyi, who inherited the family property, immediately became a hopeless gambler. The family property, which embodies his life's hard work, will inevitably disappear in the blink of an eye. Throughout the novel, there is the love story of Florence and Harry, two lovers who finally get married. Scarborough thought wholeheartedly about Florence, preventing this angelic and lovely girl from being ruined by a libertine, and doing his best to make her happy marriage with Harry.

The Story of a Small Town by the River (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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114K0

The emotional entanglement between a man and three women is like the sweetness of a flowing spring; the interweaving of the desire to talk and the frank treatment of each other is like a beautiful flower. The work of Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, a love story in a small town in Japan after World War II, overturns the stereotype of Japanese women and is sincere and touching. With a writing style that is often filled with sadness, he has the insight to discover delicate beauty, and through the characters in the book, he expresses his persistence in love and his feelings about the impermanence of life. The young talent Jun Yizo is an intern. His colleagues in the hospital, Minzi, his cousin Taozi, and the sister of the patient he treated all fell in love with him. The three girls expressed their love for Yisan in different ways. Minzi took care of the sick Yisan, and Taozi went to Tokyo alone to find the whereabouts of Yisan's house. And Yisan and the house can be said to be in love with each other. The house experienced ups and downs. First, her young brother passed away, and then all her belongings were stolen while living in the dormitory with Yisan. She had no choice but to escape secretly, join her former neighbor and sister, and work as a dancer at a US military base. While working as a dancer in the house, the valet Daji was injured in order to save the house from being captured by the US military, which eventually led to his death. The house was in a trance from then on, and somehow returned to the original small town. Fortunately, Minzi met her and sent her to the hospital. Yisan was finally reunited with the house after suffering from worry and anxiety.

Collection of Ryu Murakami's Works·volume 2 (set of 5 Volumes in Total)

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636K0

Based on the first volume, this series adds Murakami's classic masterpieces, showing Murakami's re-understanding of life and family, focusing on the heart, and reflecting on society. The author uses the confusion of teenagers to continue shouting for youth, looking for the meaning of life under the shell of love, and popping the bubble of capitalism's prosperity and decline through lost women and families. "Collection of Ryu Murakami's Works, Volume 2 (Set of 5 volumes in total)" includes Ryu Murakami's second work "The War Begins Across the Sea" after his debut novel "Infinitely Approximating Transparent Blue" published in 2021, the long love novel "The Melancholy of the Tennis Boy", the author's most famous semi-autobiographical novel "69", "Ibiza", a work that shows the loss of the times, and "The Last Family", a work that asks "what is an ideal modern family relationship". Ryu Murakami once again used his bold and precise brushwork to present a scene with great sensory impact, vividly expressing the despair and confusion of the characters, and the chaos and collapse of society, which is breathtaking.

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General Fiction

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88K0

This collection of novels can be said to be the "original point" of inspiration for Tsunoda Mitsuyo's genius creation. It consists of three short stories about "growth". "Happy Game": Two men and one woman who are neither lovers nor blood related formed a strange but warm "home". Haori and Liren left their "home" one after another to explore the world, but "I" still stubbornly fantasized about continuing to stay in this warm nest... "Carefree Angel": "I" faced an old man, and talked about a man who was wandering in the present. A story between reality and fiction: My mother is seriously ill and hospitalized. "I", my sister and my father fill the emptiness in their hearts with ever-expanding material desires. Life seems to be no longer under their control... "Public Bathroom": "I" is out of tune with the world and refuses to open up to the world. One day, I am cured by a little girl I meet by chance in a public bathroom...

Six Lying College Students

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130K8.13

Workplace version of werewolf killing + suspense + healing. Eight years ago, the famous Japanese IT company SHOU opened its campus recruitment for the first time, and six college students stood out from 5,000 people. However, the appearance of a mysterious "report letter" exposed the "lies" and "sin" behind the masks of the six people. The perfect and glamorous persona of a prestigious school student collapsed overnight. If you want to become the ultimate winner, you must clear your name... Eight years later, the mastermind of the "report letter" fell ill and died, but left another message for those who successfully joined the company that year. The new information prompted the successful recruits to revisit the former parties and find out another truth that had been hidden for many years...

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General Fiction

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109K0

Is it the sound of wind, waves, or tinnitus? But he did hear the sound of the mountains... "Mountain Sound" is the work of Kawabata Yasunari in his later years. Shingo, who is in his sixties, suffers from the burnout and fatigue of his many years of life, and deeply feels the invisible barriers between people, the lack of warmth and love. The sound of the mountain that arouses Shingo's fear of death is the cry of first love that has been buried deep in his heart for decades and has never been satisfied. He always looks for emotional and spiritual solace in his first love and daughter-in-law Juzi, which become a bright rainbow in his spiritual world. Based on his own aesthetic pursuits, Kawabata created these aesthetic images that coexist with reality and reality, surging with the original desire and power of human nature for life. It shows the author's longing for life, desire for love, and pursuit and yearning for beauty. There is an elegant heart hidden in the increasingly aging body, but you can only hear the lonely roar deep in your soul.

Suspect Party

Suspect Party

General Fiction

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171K0

In London at the beginning of the 20th century, under the bustling scene, there was an undercurrent surging in the thick fog. The mysterious lady Rachel joins hands with the young reporter Jacob to investigate a series of murder cases: the funeral train case: the dead person shows up at the funeral? Case of car burning and corpse burning: Why does the identity of the charred corpse change again and again? Zoo murder: Why was the cricketer killed by a lion? Cabin Murder: Who killed the woman who had an affair? The Case of the Man's Corpse in the Attic: A seemingly accidental encounter, who is the prey? Lakeside Husband Murder Case: How can the defendant prove his innocence despite irrefutable evidence? ...10 Incredible murders and multiple suspects who were perfectly acquitted. When all the suspects gathered together, the murder happened again. Is the real murderer hiding there, or is there someone else? Behind the many murders, who is the person the real murderer wants to kill?

A Collection of Kawabata Yasunari's Award-winning Masterpieces (set of 2 Volumes in Total)

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180K0

"Collection of Kawabata Yasunari's award-winning masterpieces (2 volumes in total)" includes "Snow Country" and "The Dancing Girl of Izu". "Snow Country" includes seven classic works from "Snow Country" and "Oil", "Fantasy of May", "Bonfire", "Her Dress", "Chiyo", "Orphan's Feelings" and "Human Heart" from the short story collection "First Love Novels". The story of "Snow Country" mainly tells the story of a Tokyo dance art researcher named Shimamura, who went to the hot spring hotel in Snow Country three times and had a love entanglement with the local geisha Komako and the girl Ye Zi who met by chance. The article is full of delicate emotions of love and futility. "The Dancer of Izu" is a famous work by Kawabata Yasunari. It describes a pure first love story of a young student who meets a teenage dancer in the green mountains and beautiful waters of Izu. It includes "The Dancer of Izu", "The Blue Sea and the Black Sea", "Reunion", "The Wife Riding a Donkey", "Soul Song", "Twenty Years Old", "Beasts", "Parents", etc., A total of 8 short stories.

Keep Walking (new Version)

Kore-eda Hirokazu

71K0

The Yokoyama family, which has been separated for a long time, only reunites every year on the death anniversary of the eldest brother Junpei. Between the refreshing barley tea, the red watermelon, my mother's specialty fried corn tempura, and the takeaway sushi and eel rice, I spent a seemingly ordinary day leisurely. However, what they shared and tasted was the hidden sadness behind the laughter, the memories inadvertently touched in the careful conversations and irrepressible arguments, and the unspoken secrets hidden deep in each other's hearts...

Past Events in Iceland (3 Volumes in Total)

I

440K0

The set includes: "Once Upon a Time in Iceland 1: The Wild Sea", "Once Upon a Time in Iceland 2: Catching the Stars", and "Once Upon a Time in Iceland 3: The Letter Writer".

Kore-eda Hirokazu's Human Trilogy (new Edition)

Kore-eda Hirokazu

213K0

The set includes: "Never Stop (New Version)", "Shoplifters (New Version)" and "Deeper Than the Sea (New Version)".

Kyoto in the Palm of Your Hand

(japan) Lisa Wataya

85K0

The three Ozawa sisters grew up in the beautiful Kyoto. The eldest daughter Ayaka works in the library and leads a leisurely single life. However, after turning 30, she desperately wants to get married and have children, but she can never wait for the opportunity to fall in love; the second daughter Yui has a strong personality and outstanding appearance. When she first joined the company, she fell in love with her "heartthrob" boss, so she became a thorn in the eyes of female colleagues; the third daughter Rin is a master of science and a good match. A "weirdo" who has no interest in the opposite sex. After graduation, she wanted to leave her hometown and go to Tokyo to make a living, but was opposed by her parents... The Kamogawa River in the spring breeze, the Gion Festival in the summer night, Arashiyama surrounded by autumn leaves, the Togetsukyo Bridge in the winter snow... The four seasons of Kyoto affected the swinging thoughts of the three people, reflecting the various forms of life around them, weaving this tender story.

Norwegian Woods (2023 Revised Edition)

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206K9.123

"There are people who like loneliness, but they don't like disappointment." Let readers around the world know Haruki Murakami's masterpiece, a 100% love novel. The so-called growth is nothing more than learning to live with loss. "Norwegian Wood" is Haruki Murakami's masterpiece and his fifth novel. It has influenced generations of young people and is known as "a demure, sad, and 100% touching love novel." The 37-year-old Toru Watanabe arrived at the Hamburg Airport in Germany by plane. The background music - "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles - was played softly from the aircraft speakers, recalling the lost scenery of youth in Watanabe's memory 18 years ago... At that time, Watanabe was entangled between the emotionally sensitive and mentally fragile Naoko and the cheerful and lively Kobayashi Midori, who was as cheerful and lively as a spring bear. He was depressed and wandering, and embarked on a journey of self-growth and mutual redemption. The novel is permeated with Murakami's unique sentiments of sentimentality and loneliness, capturing the sentimental moods of thousands of boys and girls. The major Chinese publishers of Haruki Murakami's works and translator Lin Shaohua have joined hands to present a new revised edition of Haruki Murakami's long-running series. In terms of design, we cooperated with the internationally renowned illustrator NomaBar. The three colors of black, white and red depict the subtle blur in Murakami's works between the square and the circle, and the overall presentation is both simple and classic. In terms of content, a lot of revisions have been made around foreign words, restoring the details of the author's intentional emphasis in the original version. Lin Shaohua updated the prefaces of the translations of many works, and made slight adjustments to some of the tone and expressions in the translations. The chronology of Haruki Murakami has been updated to the latest, and a music list is attached at the end of each book.

Pinball 1973 (2023 Revised Edition)

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62K01

"Everything must have both an entrance and an exit. There is no other choice." The second part of Haruki Murakami's "Youth Trilogy" is the beginning of Haruki Murakami's creative consciousness. Talk to the pinball machine and find the exit of your soul. In 1973, along with memories of college life and the passing of his college girlfriend Naoko, "I" graduated from college and made a living as an English translator. I met a pair of twin girls by chance, and then we went together to find a "pinball machine" in the bar where Rat and I often went three years ago. Finally, we found the legendary pinball machine stored there with dozens of other pinball machines in an old chicken farm warehouse. After being lost and found, he just left indifferently. Then "I" and the twin girls separated and returned to their own loneliness. At the same time, Rat, who dropped out of college three years ago and has lost his sense of reality, hangs out between the bar of the Japanese-Chinese hero and the apartment of his girlfriend who works in an architect's office. After some psychological struggle, he finally decided to leave his close friend Jie and his beloved girlfriend, pack his bags and stay away from his hometown. The major Chinese publishers of Haruki Murakami's works and translator Lin Shaohua have joined hands to present a new revised edition of Haruki Murakami's long-running series. In terms of design, we cooperated with the internationally renowned illustrator NomaBar. The three colors of black, white and red depict the subtle blur in Murakami's works between the square and the circle, and the overall presentation is both simple and classic. In terms of content, a lot of revisions have been made around foreign words, restoring the details of the author's intentional emphasis in the original version. Lin Shaohua updated the prefaces of the translations of many works, and made slight adjustments to some of the tone and expressions in the translations. The chronology of Haruki Murakami has been updated to the latest, and a music list is attached at the end of each book.

The End of the World and Grim Wonderland (2023 Revised Edition)

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266K0

"People do not achieve immortality by extending time, but achieve immortality by decomposing time." A fresh and strange urban fable, a masterpiece of Murakami's dual-line writing. As long as you have the heart, you will lose nothing wherever you go. The novel consists of forty chapters, narrated in the first person. The structure of the novel adopts the form of two intersecting and parallel lines, consisting of two seemingly completely unrelated storylines. The twenty odd-numbered chapters are "Cold Wonderland" and the even-numbered chapters are "The End of the World". The two stories seem to be unrelated, but in fact the "I" in the two stories are essentially two sides of the same person. The "I" in "Cold Wonderland" is the actual real world, and the "I" in "The End of the World" is the virtual world in the subconscious. "I" is in a state of self-division and is at a loss to deal with all the fluctuations. The tragedy is caused by "I" being unable to change the two worlds and being confused and helpless. Both plots are extremely absurd, and the novel uses a deformed technique to express the author's understanding of contemporary capitalist society. "End of the World" can see the shadow of Kafka's "The Castle", which is relatively gentle and depressing. The "Cold Wonderland" part is full of American hard-boiled detective novels and science fiction, with a twists and turns and tense plot. The major Chinese publishers of Haruki Murakami's works and translator Lin Shaohua have joined hands to present a new revised edition of Haruki Murakami's long-running series. In terms of design, we cooperated with the internationally renowned illustrator NomaBar. The three colors of black, white and red depict the subtle blur in Murakami's works between the square and the circle, and the overall presentation is both simple and classic. In terms of content, a lot of revisions have been made around foreign words, restoring the details of the author's intentional emphasis in the original version. Lin Shaohua updated the prefaces of the translations of many works, and made slight adjustments to some of the tone and expressions in the translations. The chronology of Haruki Murakami has been updated to the latest, and a music list is attached at the end of each book.

Listen to the Wind Sing (2023 Revised Edition)

(japan) Haruki Murakami

46K0

"There is no perfect article, just as there is no complete despair." The first part of Haruki Murakami's "Youth Trilogy", the beginning of Haruki Murakami's literary universe, is a youth full of contradictions but understated. Listening to the wind singing, I feel the melancholy and helplessness of passing youth. "Hear the Wind Sings", "Pinball in 1973" and "Sheep Hunting Adventures" are collectively called the "Youth Trilogy". The novel unfolds in the first person. "I" was a college student in Tokyo. When I spent the summer vacation in my hometown in 1970, I drank and chatted at the bar with my friend Rat all day long. One day, "I" saw a drunk girl with no little finger on her left hand lying on the ground in the bar bathroom. So he escorted him home and guarded him for a night, which caused a misunderstanding. A few days later, the two met by chance in a record store and started dating, and their relationship became increasingly close. This relationship lasted for 18 days until the end of "my" summer vacation. After that, "I" returned to Tokyo to continue my studies. When I returned to my hometown again during the winter vacation, the girl had disappeared without a trace. A short love affair started accidentally and ended without a clue. In the end, only "I" sat alone on the beach and listened to the summer breeze. The major Chinese publishers of Haruki Murakami's works and translator Lin Shaohua have joined hands to present a new revised edition of Haruki Murakami's long-running series. In terms of design, we cooperated with the internationally renowned illustrator NomaBar. The three colors of black, white and red depict the subtle blur in Murakami's works between the square and the circle, and the overall presentation is both simple and classic. In terms of content, a lot of revisions have been made around foreign words, restoring the details of the author's intentional emphasis in the original version. Lin Shaohua updated the prefaces of the translations of many works, and made slight adjustments to some of the tone and expressions in the translations. The chronology of Haruki Murakami has been updated to the latest, and a music list is attached at the end of each book.

Assassination of the Knight Leader (2023 Revised Edition)

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413K0

"No matter how dark and thick the clouds are, there is still silver on the back." A powerful work about trauma, introspection, confrontation, and rebirth, facing irreversible loss and facing unspeakable evil. "I", who came from a major, originally loved abstract painting, and became a professional portrait painter in order to support my family. On the eve of the sixth wedding anniversary, my wife suddenly confessed that she was having an affair and asked for a divorce, so "I" drove away from home alone. Finally, at the invitation of my friend Masahiko Amada, I stayed in his father Tomohiko Amada's old home and studio in the mountains outside Odawara to adjust my body and mind. When "I" was teaching at Yamashita's drawing board, I became lovers with two wives in the class. Through the careful planning of my mysterious neighbor Menshiki, I also established a close relationship with the girl Marie. The homeowner, Tomohiko Amada, was originally a famous painter. "I" accidentally discovered a masterpiece of Tomohiko Amada's work unknown to the world in the attic, called "Assassination Knight Leader", thus opening up a dusty history. After that, "I" was involved in a series of incredible events... The ringtone in the middle of the night and the entrance to the ancient temple, the mysterious neighbor Wataru Menshiki and the female student Mari Akikawa in the painting class, the "Knight Leader" and the "Man with a Face", the real world and the metaphorical world... Haruki Murakami uses his special writing method of peeling off layers to lead readers step by step into a wonderful world. The major Chinese publishers of Haruki Murakami's works and translator Lin Shaohua have joined hands to present a new revised edition of Haruki Murakami's long-running series. In terms of design, we cooperated with the internationally renowned illustrator NomaBar. The three colors of black, white and red depict the subtle blur in Murakami's works between the square and the circle, and the overall presentation is both simple and classic. In terms of content, a lot of revisions have been made around foreign words, restoring the details of the author's intentional emphasis in the original version. Lin Shaohua updated the prefaces of the translations of many works, and made slight adjustments to some of the tone and expressions in the translations. The chronology of Haruki Murakami has been updated to the latest, and a music list is attached at the end of each book.

Sheep Hunting Adventures (2023 Revised Edition)

(japan) Haruki Murakami

148K02

"No matter how mediocre and boring this world is, it is my world after all." Haruki Murakami's first work as a professional writer. Everyone's youth is an adventure. The final chapter of Murakami's "Youth Trilogy" is about escaping from boredom and entering life, embarking on a sheep-hunting adventure. "I" was entrusted by my friend Mouse to use a scenic photo of a flock of sheep in Hokkaido to spread in an advertisement. The secretary of "Mr.", A right-wing giant in the advertising industry and politics, found "me" and forced "me" to find a sheep with a star pattern on its back in the photo within a month. In order to find that special sheep, the protagonist goes to Hokkaido with his girlfriend who has an earmold with incredibly beautiful ears. At the Dolphin Hotel in Sapporo, I accidentally found a photo similar to the scenery photo of a flock of sheep. The hotel owner's father, Dr. Yang, was once a business bureaucrat of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. He was entered by the sheep during an inspection. The sheep used Dr. Yang to establish a huge kingdom that controlled the entire Japan behind the scenes, and Dr. Yang became a "sheep shell" with a weird personality. Under the guidance of Dr. Sheep, "I" found the mountain ranch in the photo in Twelve Falls Town. There was a villa owned by Mouse's father, and here I met the mysterious Sheep Man. The Rat decided to commit suicide because he did not want to be manipulated by the Sheep. After setting up the explosive device, I went down the mountain, met "Mr."'S secretary, and was driven by "Mr."'S driver to the departing train. As the train started moving, explosions were heard from the mountains and black smoke billowed. After that, I returned to my hometown again, conveyed the rat's last regards to Jay, and then sat alone on the old breakwater and cried bitterly. The major Chinese publishers of Haruki Murakami's works and translator Lin Shaohua have joined hands to present a new revised edition of Haruki Murakami's long-running series. In terms of design, we cooperated with the internationally renowned illustrator NomaBar. The three colors of black, white and red depict the subtle blur in Murakami's works between the square and the circle, and the overall presentation is both simple and classic. In terms of content, a lot of revisions have been made around foreign words, restoring the details of the author's intentional emphasis in the original version. Lin Shaohua updated the prefaces of the translations of many works, and made slight adjustments to some of the tone and expressions in the translations. The chronology of Haruki Murakami has been updated to the latest, and a music list is attached at the end of each book.

Revised Edition of Haruki Murakami's Novel·volume 1 (set of 6 Volumes in Total)

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1.1M0

From a teenager who is at a loss what to do, to a calm adult, whether it is disappointment or collapse, at least we still have Haruki Murakami. Haruki Murakami is that kind of writer. Before you read him and after you read him, you will be completely two different types of people. "Revised Edition of Haruki Murakami's Novels·Volume 1 (Set of 6 Volumes in Total)" contains 6 newly revised editions of Haruki Murakami's novels in 2023: "Listen to the Wind", "Pinball in 1973", "Sheep Hunting Adventures", "The End of the World and Cold Wonderland", "Norwegian Wood" and "Knight Commander". The cover of the revised edition is designed by the internationally renowned illustrator NomaBar; the content has been completely revised, and translator Lin Shaohua has updated the prefaces for many works; Haruki Murakami's chronology has been updated to the latest updates, and the music list of each new work has been added; at the same time, audio interpretations of Murakami's full-length works have been launched to comprehensively analyze Haruki Murakami's path as a professional novelist and find the secrets of Haruki Murakami's creation. I hope this version can provide everyone with a better reading experience, and welcome new and old readers to enter the "100% Murakami World".

Puzzled

Puzzled

General Fiction

(us) Richard Powers

138K0

After the death of his wife, astrobiologist Theo Byrne raised his son Robin, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, on his own, trying to establish order in the lives of father and son. Robin is warm and kind but sensitive and restless. He was labeled as "special care" by the school because of behavioral problems. Only the virtual planet and the outdoors modeled by Theo can calm him. Hoping to save Robin from the psychotropic drugs that ruined his childhood, Theo learns that an experimental neurofeedback therapy might improve Robin's emotional control. After receiving treatment, Robin was radiant with unprecedented vitality, but this beauty hid a mystery - it turned out that his wife's previously recorded brain nerve activity was guiding Robin. At the same time, the entire human world is crumbling: Frequent extreme climates, a wanton system, media that fan the flames, society and ecology are in a mess, and no one can survive alone. As a result, Theo lost his scientific research funding, and Robin could no longer receive treatment. The initial hope even became a boomerang that finally flew towards the father and son...

My Genius Girlfriend: Graphic Novel

(italy) Originally Written By Elena Ferrante, Adapted By Chiara Lagani

3870

"My Brilliant Friend" is the first time that Elena Ferrante's "Naples Tetralogy" has been adapted into a graphic novel. The "Naples Tetralogy" tells the story of the half-century friendship between two girls born in a poor area of ​​Naples. The first "My Genius Girlfriend" starts from the girlhood of the two heroines Lila and Elena... It reproduces the despair, anger, confusion, anxiety, and sometimes infinitely bright life experience of the two girls full of vitality in a chaotic and dangerous environment. The watercolors with the texture of Italian frescoes that are between novels and movies, the flexible storyboard perspective, the slightly green modern painting style, and the low-purity pictures may seem plain, but they are enough to construct the psychological world and emotional dimension of the story. It shows the overlapping and separated destinies of the two girls in extreme detail, and peeks into the mud of teenage youth. Readers seem to touch the ever-changing texture of female friendship, and I believe this graphic novel will evoke memories and resonance among girls.

Infinite Dreams

Infinite Dreams

General Fiction

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315K0

Shenyan Hospital admitted four patients with ILS, idiopathic hypersomnia syndrome, in which patients fall into an endless state of drowsiness. They developed symptoms on the same day, all in western Tokyo. The attending physician named Aiyi kept looking for ways to wake up the patient, but was unable to do so. At the same time, a new victim was reported in the serial killings that shocked the society. The crime occurred in Nishi-Tokyo. Could it be related to ILS? Exhausted physically and mentally, Aiyi went home to recuperate, and learned the origin of the strange disease from the psychic grandmother's mouth: the human soul will become weak due to pain, be sucked away by malice, and then fall asleep. And the way to redeem the soul is to enter the patient's "dream world"? Accompanied by a rabbit-eared cat, Aiyi embarks on a journey to save patients. Little did she know at this time that there was an unknown secret buried behind this journey...

Iron Grinding Classics Volume 4: Diamond Square

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112K0

In the form of the protagonist's autobiography, this book tells the life of an ordinary woman before and after the Spanish Civil War. The heroine Natalia is a saleswoman in a candy store. She met carpenter Joe at an open-air dance in Diamond Plaza and got married soon after. They have a son and a daughter and live a tight life. When the civil war broke out in 1936, their lives underwent earth-shaking changes. The men go out to fight, while the women stay to bear the daily responsibilities, living hard as always with the same dedication. She is longing for love but timid, and complaining about life but tenacious. She is the opposite of those radiant women who dare to love and hate. She is a woman forgotten by history, but we are still moved to tears by her story.

Orange Girl

Orange Girl

General Fiction

(norwegian)jostan Judd

87K0

When George was four years old, his father died. More than ten years later, while sorting out old toys, grandma discovered a personal letter written by her father to George. In the letter, his father used the Hubble Telescope to cut in, named it the "Eye of the Universe", and looked into the entire universe, telling George a story with the intention of leading George to explore the true meaning of life. Faced with the questions raised by his father, how would George answer?

The Cthulhu Myth: Call of Cthulhu

H

120K02

The most influential fantasy and horror novel system in the 20th century! The "Cthulhu Mythos" was created by the American writer Lovecraft. He built an extremely grand world, filled with creations and existences that transcend human cognitive dimensions and are extremely distant in time and space. George Martin, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, the author of "American Gods", and the famous Japanese cartoonist Junji Ito are all loyal fans. The games "World of Warcraft", "StarCraft", "Hearthstone", science fiction masterpieces "Ultraman", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Alien" and "Batman" are all deeply influenced by it. This series is compiled by the well-known translator Qu Changxuan. The first volume is an eclectic collection of 12 classic short and medium-sized novels, including "Call of Cthulhu", "Temple", "The Nameless City", "The Last Days of Shanas", "Pickman's Model", "History (Outline)", "Old Books", "Him", "The Terror in Red Hook", "Air Conditioner", "The Terror in the Wax Museum" and "Across the Aeons". An unlockable and immersive read that takes you into the world of horror! "I think the greatest kindness in the world is the limitations of the human brain in understanding."

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